5, when at least 55 nations that collectively account for 55% of global emissions had approved the Paris accord. The agreement, negotiated in Paris in late 2015, sets out a global action plan to limit the average global temperature rise since pre-industrial times to well below 2 degrees Celsius, the threshold at which scientists say many of the worst effects of global warming could be avoided.Ī crucial threshold was reached Oct. Kanye West had an apparent breakdown, and two weeks after his release from the hospital, he met with Trump for a chat and a photo opp.īottom line? Hollywood’s recovery from 2016 is far from assured.Ī landmark climate change agreement approved by nearly 200 countries went into force in November, the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. Kim Kardashian disappeared from public view after she was held at gunpoint during a robbery in Paris. Donald Trump’s celebrity supporters included Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, Stephen Baldwin, James Woods and Clint Eastwood.īut wait, there’s more: Leslie Jones was the victim of a cyberattack. Katy Perry stumped for the Democratic candidate in Philadelphia, and Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi joined a Clinton rally at Independence Hall. Beyonce made a surprise appearance at a concert held to support Hillary Clinton.
WOW HITS 2016 YOU TV
The presidential election ensured that some of Hollywood’s biggest names were out on the campaign trail or making TV appearances.
In the meantime, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp settled a rancorous divorce battle a judge finalized the Lamar Odom-Khloe Kardashian divorce Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne separated and reconciled and Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston called it quits. Donald Trump won the election.Īngelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, breaking the hearts of those who want to believe that some Hollywood romances are destined to live forever. That noise you heard coming from Hollywood in 2016? It was the sound of the space-time continuum being shredded as the impossible became celebrities’ reality.Ĭases in point: Brangelina broke up. In the end, “Birth of a Nation” became the next big thing that wasn’t.
While “Nation” co-star Gabrielle Union shared her thoughts in an eloquent Op-Ed for The Times, Parker began deflecting questions in the weeks leading up to the film’s October opening. Some screenings of the film were canceled. Responding to the news that his accuser, a Penn State classmate, had committed suicide in 2012, Parker published a statement on Facebook, saying he was “filled with profound sorrow,” which prompted more headlines, as defenders and detractors continued to speak out. His film, “The Birth of a Nation,” which he wrote, directed and starred in, was acquired for a record-breaking $17.5 million and seemed fast-tracked to Oscar glory.īut what seemed a ready-made answer to the #Oscarssowhite issue soon morphed into scandal when accounts of his 1999 trial, and eventual acquittal, for rape resurfaced. In January, Nate Parker was the darling of the Sundance Film Festival. Since Nate Parker’s story was revealed to me, I have found myself in a state of stomach-churning confusion.
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